Thursday, November 16, 2006

Trading Up

FTC Decisions Since 1969 Now Available Online, "commission actions from the past 37 years, including documents previously available to the general public only in book form, are now available on the agency’s Web site. These volumes – more than 70,000 pages covering 1969 through 2005 – contain virtually all administrative documents issued by the Commission, including Opinions, Final Orders, Complaints, and Consent Orders that result from negotiated consent agreements, as well as all Initial Decisions issued by Administrative Law Judges in administrative trial proceedings.”

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Go To The Source

Harvard Business School's Baker Library Research Guides focus on topical resources to help in your research. Research Guides cover general business topics, specific industries, and countries. There are also Guides that step you through the research process.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Get Out The Vote

Smart Voter is produced by the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund. Designed to help voters understand their choices better including local contests, Smart Voter offers extensive background information on candidates in participating counties as well as information on state and local ballot measures. The Smart Voter site allows users to find their custom ballot and polling place by entering their street address and zip code. Users may access "home pages" of each participating candidate that include their biography, endorsements, top priorities if elected, and position papers. All candidates in the participating counties are invited to participate. Each page about a contest includes links to relevant news or analysis articles written by online local media organizations or other nonpartisan information.